Rich Russians
Guest: Elisabeth Schimpfossl on Rich Russians: From Oligarchs to Bourgeoisie published by Oxford University Press.
September 30, 2018
Scandal
July 14, 2017
Patronalism in Eurasia
Guest: Henry Hale on Patronal Politics: Eurasian Regime Dynamics in Comparative Perspective.
May 25, 2017
The Art of the Bribe Under Stalin
Guest: James Heinzen on The Art of the Bribe: Corruption under Stalin, 1943-1953.
January 9, 2017
October 3, 2016
The Russian Authorities Not Named Putin in the Panama Papers
As the media world is fixated on Putin’s allegedly stashed $2 billion, the not-named-Putin Russians in the leaked documents comprise of siloviki, chinovniki, parliamentarians, governors
April 5, 2016
February 22, 2016
The Mysterious Poisoning of Vladimir Kara-Murza
Guest: Carl Shreck on the poisoning of Vladimir Kara-Muza.
January 17, 2016
Where Foreign “Experts” and “Political Scientists” on Russian Television Come From
One of the outcomes of the Maidan Revolution, Russia’s annexation of Crimea, and the ensuing war in the Donbas has been a marked explosion in
January 5, 2016
Putin’s Autocratic Moment
The latest round of US sanctions imposed on Putin’s associates assumes that if you squeeze the oligarchs orbiting Putin, then they will in turn compel
March 24, 2014
